Pet food manufacturer issues recall after euthanasia drug found in product

wowk ^ | April 26, 2017 | wowk

[Morgana]

LOS ANGELES (WCMH) — Pet food manufacturer Party Animal is recalling several lots of its Cocolicious dog food after a sample tested positive for penobarbital.

According to the company, a retailer in Texas reported a customer had presented samples of Cocolicious Beef & Turkey and Chicken & Beef dog food to a testing lab. The samples came back positive for penobarbital, a drug used in euthanasia.

[Morgana]

A mistake like this just doesn't "happen"

[Morgana]

Need a doggie and Kitty ping ASAP PLEASE.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Hmmm......now what group of people doesn't like dogs?

[Morgana]

LET THEM EAT BACON!

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Doggie downers? No wonder fido has been taking lots of naps. Then again thats what dogs do.

[dljordan]

Maybe they’re using euthanized dogs in their food.

[aimhigh]

The retailer is from Texas. The real question is - was it made in China?

[silverleaf]

So they are grinding up the bodies of euthanized animals and feeding them to our pets

[bk1000]

Does this mean euthanized animal carcasses were used in the production of the feed, or was the drug directly added? Either is bad. Very bad.

[mad_as_he$$]

Their website says all made in the US.

http://partyanimalpetfood.com/#section-72

[Axenolith]

Well duh, where the heck do people think all the euthanized pets and livestock end up???

[Mears]

“Well duh, where the heck do people think all the euthanized pets and livestock end up???”

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Righto !

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[Axenolith]

Search “The Food Pets Die For” by Ann Martin

[Joe 6-pack]

WOOOF!

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[Wu]

Exactly. Nowdays ALL dead animals are referred to as protein. Companies make rounds of Veterinary clinics and pick up deceased animals and take them to a rendering plant where they are boiled down and turned into dog food.

[EinNYC]

A mistake like this just doesn't "happen"

No. In case you don't know, the cheapo pet foods use rendered euthanized pets, roadkill, and deceased zoo animals in their crappy products. That's surely where this drug trace came from. And that is why I only feed my cats premium foods like Wellness, Natural Balance, and Solid Gold. Costs more because it's real meat, not rendered dead things.

[Slings and Arrows]

[Vendome]

Send it to death row in Arkansas...

[anton]

Well, that product is finished.

[Morgana]

“In case you don’t know, the cheapo pet foods use rendered euthanized pets,”

Did not know this. Only pet ever had to euthanize took home and had to cremate in back yard because he had Feline AIDS.

Tell me do most “store brands” do this? Thought they bought from the name brands and just put their name on it. You know like Wal Mart, K mart and they just bought from Purina and called it “Special Kitty” or what ever.